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Press Review - July 17, 2014
NATO Mine Countermeasures Ships To Arrive In Constanta Seaport Four NATO naval ships, part of the Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group TWO (SNMCMG2), one of NATO’s four Standing Maritim...
Press Review - July 16, 2014
Businessman Vintu, Ex Union Leader Liviu Luca Get Six-Year Prison Sentences In Petromservice Case Romanian businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vintu was sentenced to six years and two months in prison...
Romania, At EU’s Periphery By Number Of SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the sector that is supposed to fuel the economic growth, are a priority only in politicians’ statements. In figures, Romania ranks 26th in the EU b...
Foreigners’ Deposits In Romania Add EUR90M Since Year Start
At the end of April, banks in Romania had medium and long-term deposits set up by non-residents, particularly forms of support from parent banks, worth EUR6.54 billion, which was about EUR90...
Press Review - July 15, 2014
Mircea Basescu And Marian Capatana Indicted For Corruption Mircea Basescu and Marian Capatana were indicted on charges of corruption in the case in which Mircea Basescu, the brother of Roman...
Bucharest’s Deindustrialization, A “Success”
Bucharest no longer has any plant employing at least 1,000 people, according to a ZF survey based on Trade Registry data regarding the 500 largest employers headquartered in Romania’s capita...
French Investments In Romania, EUR1B Plus In 4 Years
France is the fourth largest investor in Romania, with EUR5.2 billion worth of investments. It is also Romania’s fourth largest trade partner, with commercial exchanges going constantly up a...
Press Review - July 14, 2014
Constanta County Council Head Sought By Interpol Nicusor Constantinescu, head of the Constanta county council, was placed on Interpol’s international wanted list. On July 7, the Bucharest Co...
Romanian Retail Market Seen Rising 4.3% This Year After 4.9% In 2013
The Romanian retail market is expected to grow 4.3% this year after a 4.9% growth last year to EUR26 billion, one of the best performing retail markets in Europe, according to a study by mar...